I am sure that if I was in a position of authority in 1969 I would have done something to one of my female subordinates that would have been defined as sexual harassment. Two things though. I would have not recognized it as breaking a law or being emotionally harmful and she would have probably accepted it as a common 1969's workplace annoyance... probably rolling her eyes skyward as she walked away. Dumb shit boss!
But now we know better... at least we should, right?
So how did Herman get away with ANY type of sexual harassment in 2001? How stupid is he? They (the ladies) of course were not stupid and had an understanding of their rights and made their case. I think that is what we call enlightenment today. Others may call it over the top tort threats but Gloria notwithstanding I'll opt for the former most of the time. Men need to clamp it sometimes!
Anyway I have heard a lot about Clinton lately and connecting it to Herman Cain and I am thinking, "what's the big deal?" Our society doesn't really care much about this stuff. Herman will be forgiven and forgotten as soon as the press leave him go. A year from now almost everyone will have forgotten.. I mean everyone except those with a hate agenda but thankfully they don't count after awhile.
So how does this fit my Clinton thoughts? Well he WAS a philanderer... he did lie to congress.. and he WAS impeached. Yet he was forgiven... Same thing as Cain. People REALLY do not care about these moral issues. The public was tired of this crap back then and as tired of it now with Herman Cain.
So if Herman was president and got impeached over this how do you think he would do in the polls over time? Would his last approval rating before leaving office be very high? I'd say yes he would if it wasn't dependent on something other than moral sex issues or lying to congress. How do I know?
Well you should know but you may not.. you may be so focused on Cain/Clinton hatred that you never stop to check the opinion of the public... like here
If you are clear cut Clinton hater you will not accept this. For you try the USAtoday, WSJ polls and the NTtimes polls and the AP polls that all show the same thing. And then ask yourself how can this be? How can a lying philanderer leave office with the highest approval rating of all time and then stop and think... do you REALLY think morality is an important issue with voters? Think and dont hate... being good or bad is not worth your thoughts based simply on political party, skin color, or faith. You should already know this but you dont, do you?
You've made a good point here. I've never thought about it before but the public will forgive suspect morality if POTUS balances the budget.
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